LOUISIANA SUPERPORT STUDIES. REPORT 1. PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS

The report recommends the sea area between Bayou LaFourche and the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi for establishment of a superport. This general location offers the economic advantages of close proximity to the Mississippi River and other inland waterways and water depths capable of handling ships with 90 foot drafts. A project in this area can become effective between 1976-78 with minimum environmental constraints and stresses. The legal, economic, environmental and engineering investigations that have led to these conclusions are presented in detail.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research sponsored in part by NOAA Office of Sea Grant, Department of Commerce.
• Corporate Authors:

  Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

  Center for Wetlands Resources
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 419 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Legal constraints; Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Pollution control; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil terminals; Spm description and plans
• Subject Areas: Environment; Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00043590
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Report/Paper Numbers: LSU-SG-72-03
• Contract Numbers: 2-35231
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1974 12:00AM